Book description
A classic work that has charmed generations of readers, this collection
assembles Carson McCullers's best stories, including her beloved novella
"The Ballad of the Sad Caf ." A haunting tale of a human
triangle that culminates in an astonishing brawl, the novella introduces
readers to Miss Amelia, a formidable southern woman whose caf serves as
the town's gathering place. Among other fine works, the collection also
includes "Wunderkind," McCullers's first published story
written when she was only seventeen about a musical prodigy who suddenly
realizes she will not go on to become a great pianist. Carson
McCullers was born at Columbus, Georgia, in 1917. She published
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
at the age of twenty-three. Her other works include Reflections in a
Golden Eye
(1941), The Member of the Wedding
(1946), The Ballad of the Sad Café
(1951), The Square Root of Wonderful
(1958), a play, Clock Without Hands
(1961), Sweet as a Pickle, Clean as a Pig
(1964) and The Mortgaged Heart
(published posthumously in 1972). She died in 1967.
